Re:AmazonBasics Microwave: Accessible for People with Visual...
by giraffe_lady on Sunday July 16, 2023 @03:01PM
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Eh they made a series of choices clearly planned for and intended and likely marketed by the creators of the devices. You're maybe right that it shouldn't exist, but given that it does the fault isn't with the user.
But the voice controls being an accessibility boon is part of the current context here. I think they're exactly right to place the failure with amazon.
Re:AmazonBasics Microwave: Accessible for People with Visual...
by batiudrami on Sunday July 16, 2023 @11:40PM
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In my industry (rail, which admittedly is more keen on system safety than most) this would absolutely be the responsibility of the designer not the user. Poor safety in design, simple as that.
I like how at no point did you realize the complete and unnecessary idiocy of remote controlling potentially dangerous appliances.
You have to walk up to it to put the food inside. Is pushing a few buttons afterward that difficult? Ok, so you sent your kid, you trust him or her to put the food inside but not operate the controls? What if your kid forgot to remove the cardboard wrapper?
Why is this IoT nonsense needed? WHY? For the love of God someone please explain to me why this was invented and what non-problem it solves. You're not even supposed to leave a toaster unattended let alone a microwave oven.
Things that can burn your house down should not be connected to the internet. There should be laws on the books for this. If you're so busy and so important that this presents an actionable problem then maybe you need a live-in housekeeper/butler.